HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! We are still offering the Buy One Night Get One Night Free the entire month of Love – February. If you could not get away on Valentine’s Day – consider any other time this month at The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast. This is a one-time special. Men listen, this is the [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Blue Ridge Parkway: Mabry Mill is a classic location Mabry Mill is one of the signature locations along the Virginia portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The mill is located at milepost 176.2 in Floyd County, Virginia and is one of the most photographed locations on the entire parkway. The mill offers the chance to [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...ACCORDING TO THE EXPERTS EATING STRAWBERRIES BOOSTS BRAIN POWER Claiborne House picks berries locally for our guests May-June So your innkeeper does a little bada bing bada boom 2 + 2 and declares our breakfasts are good for you. Why? Because without fail we have berries on your breakfast plate. Strawberries are one staple of [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Based on Smith Mountain Lake Author Wendy Davy has fond memories of the many summers spent at Smith Mountain Lake while visiting her Grandmother. She has used some of this to draw from for her latest book “Reluctant Bridesmaid” soon to be be released! Reluctant Bridesmaid - First Place Winner in the 2010 San Antonio Romance Authors Merritt Contest. [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...LEARN WHY ROANOKE IS THE BEST OUTDOOR TOWN ON THE EAST COAST Choose your adventure and Get Outside! Get Outside! UPCOMING EVENTS TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON Visit The RoanokeOutside.com Calendar of Events for details on these upcoming events! Weekly bike rides throughout Roanoke & NRV Valley Monday Bike Polo Winter Survival [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...The Claire Lynch Band this Weekend at The Floyd Country Store - Sunday, November 7 at 7:00 PM Tickets Still Available! Buy them online here or call 540-745-4563 View the whole Nov/Dec lineup at the Floyd Country Store here. Claire Lynch recently won her second “Female Vocalist of the Year” trophy during September’s 2010 International Bluegrass Music [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Crooked Road, Sweet Music WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 TIM THORNTON Musicians such as David Davis and the Warrior River Boys – performing here at a Ralph Stanley Festival – keep mountain music alive along the Crooked Road. For about 200 miles of Virginia roadway, at about 23 different stops, the idea is the same: Take [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” ~ Anton Chekhov Allow me to show you the leaves out front of The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast, I just took this photo Oct 19, 2010. Our peak leaf season is not until the end of October, [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...The best national parks for fall foliage viewing o By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY CAPTION By Jim Morton, AP Looking to experience fall color at its peak in some of the nation’s most revered spots? The National Park Foundation has issued its pick hits for peak foliage viewing. But better get going soon. Optimum time to see the [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Molly’s Knob at Hungry Mother State Park 2.4 mile strenuous hike up and this was the reward. VA State Parks ROCK! And you thought I was kidding? Click on the image for the LARGER MAGNIFICANT VIEW! See our website for MORE to see and DO in these Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. VIRGINIA IS FOR [...]
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